Primary Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Primary

Meaning 1 : a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

    Synonyms : primary election
Meaning 2 : of or being the essential or basic part

    Synonyms : basal,  elemental,  elementary
Meaning 3 : one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

    Synonyms : primary feather,  primary quill
Meaning 4 : coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

    Example : current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil

    Synonyms : primary coil,  primary winding
Meaning 5 : most important element

    Example : policemen were primary targets

    Synonyms : chief,  main,  master,  principal
Meaning 6 : (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

Meaning 7 : not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

    Example : a primary instinct

Meaning 8 : of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

    Example : primary goals,a primary effect,primary sources,a primary interest

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